Open AccessFluvoxamine induced oculogyric dystonia and manic switch in a patient with obsessive compulsive disorder
Author(s) -
Sai Krishna Tikka,
Shobit Garg,
Basudeb Das
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.117760
Subject(s) - fluvoxamine , dystonia , medicine , reuptake inhibitor , obsessive compulsive , psychology , psychiatry , anesthesia , antidepressant , anxiety , serotonin , fluoxetine , receptor
Fluvoxamine has a similar spectrum of adverse effects as compared to other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. However, fluvoxamine induced oculogyric dystonia is a rare instance in clinical practice. In this report, we present a case of obsessive compulsive disorder that developed oculogyric dystonia during the course of fluvoxamine mono-therapy and subsequently had a manic switch.